Kane Harrison

Premium Mod Roadster Alloys On A Fortwo 451451 Fortwo

Fitting Roadster Alloys On A 451 OK, the important part 1st. You CANNOT just get a set of alloys from a Roadster and fit them to your 451. Why Not? The offset of the rear alloys would make them hang out of the rear arches by up to 2 inches. What Can I Do? You...

Premium Mod Roadster Alternator Change452 Roadster

Get The Right Alternator When I initially fitted a replacement alternator to my Roadster it didn't actually work. I thought I had misdiagnosed the fault but actually I had been sold the wrong alternator for my car. On the smart there seems to be 6 different...

Premium Mod Roadster Belt Change452 Roadster

This page covers the AC belt and alternator/water pump belt. Air Conditioning Belt Look at the right hand side of the engine. It's not easy to see. Find the tensioner pulley wheel. Use a Torx45 bit to loosen the screw arrowed in the photo below. Push the pulley wheel...

Premium Mod Roadster Bonnet Cable452 Roadster

This page will show you have to fix a broken bonnet cable for cheap using better quality parts. If your cable has snapped, you'll have to force the bonnet open. They almost always snap at the bonnet catch. Remove The Lever Here is the lever that opens the bonnet, it's...

Normal Mod Roadster Bonnet Removal452 Roadster

Remove the bonnet so you can get the scuttle panel off to waterproof the wiper bucket or change the wiper motor

Normal Mod Roadster Boot Catch Fault452 Roadster

If your Roadster boot doesn't open from the switch or the key, you may have a faulty earth. It's a fairly common issue on the Roadster model. Firstly, make sure that all of the doors are closed and then try to lock the car with the key. If the car locks and then...

Normal Mod Roadster Boot Catch Removal452 Roadster

The Roadster Boot Won't Open Although likely, it doesn't necessarily mean that the boot catch solenoid is faulty. It could also be a blown fuse, faulty wire, key out of sync or a faulty boot release button. Ideally you should test it before blindly replacing it and...

Normal Mod Roadster Boot Latch Testing452 Roadster

Below is the catch that holds the Roadster's boot closed on both the Roadster and Roadster coupe. There are several reasons why this would fail to open. A fuse could be blown, a wire could be damaged, the key could be out of sync or the solenoid that opens the catch...

Normal Mod Roadster Boot Lifter Fix452 Roadster

Boot Gas Struts Pulling Out I don't know how prolific this fault is or if it will become more common but it's something that had happened on OTV's Roadster. So just in case it becomes more common, here is the fix I created. The Roadster coupe boot gas lifters are very...

Normal Mod Roadster Boot Removal452 Roadster

Roadster (Non Coupe) Boot Removal You have 2 options depending if you want to leave the hinges attached to the boot deck or the car. Leave Hinges Attached To The Car Open the boot and look at the place directly under the hinges, you'll see a pair of nuts each side. If...

Normal Mod Roadster Brabus Skirt Fitting452 Roadster

Remove the old side skirts. They should just pull out to unclip. They are 2 parts per side. To mount Brabus side skirts to your Roadster, you need the hangers. These are the front hangers. Smart part numbers: Q0015876V001000000 Q0015878V001000000 Take out the Torx...

Premium Mod Roadster Brake Bleeding452 Roadster

Warning Brake fluid is dangerous, acidic, poisonous and potentially lethal. Be careful. Not only can it seriously damage paintwork, it can damage organic material so don't dip your balls in this stuff. This page shows you 4 different methods for bleeding the brakes...

Premium Mod Roadster Brake Caliper Removal452 Roadster

First of all loosen front wheel nuts, jack up the car and place the axle stand securely. Lower onto the stand. Check for security of car on stand - you're going to be working on it! With the wheel removed it will look like this. You are now going to remove the...

Premium Mod Roadster Brake Caliper Seals452 Roadster

Back in 2014, Dave from Brakes International was good enough to send over a calliper rebuild kit. I was supposed to do a fitting guide and send people over to his shop to buy the kits. Unfortunately I'm useless at remembering to do stuff like that. The kit got stored...

Premium Mod Roadster Brake Disc Fitting452 Roadster

The standard Brakes are OK for a standard smart but when you start getting serious with the mods you have to get serious with the brakes.

Premium Mod Roadster Brake Light Wiring450 Fortwo452 Roadster

Key:
E = Earth
C4/8 = Connection plug 4, pin 8
Fuse* or F* = Direct connection fuse number
Black Yellow = Wire colour

Modules are labeled in the picture.

Premium Mod Roadster Brake Pad Change452 Roadster

Special Tools There will always be someone on a forum somewhere claiming that you need a pentagon (5 sided) socket when doing the pads or changing the discs. They are talking out of their bum. The pentagon bolt is the hinge pin that you rotate the calliper piston...

Premium Mod Roadster Brake Shoe Change452 Roadster

The Parts The front wheels have discs, pads and calipers. The rear wheels have drums, shoes and pistons. Here we have the piston at the top, the shoes down either side and a load of springs. The Special Tool I have just rewritten this page and taken new photos. This...